(A) Generally. This section applies to any amendment to the Comprehensive Plan or to the preparation or amendment of a specific plan or neighborhood plan.
(B) Specific plans.
(1) A specific plan accompanying the development of specific property or properties provides a bridge between the comprehensive, area and neighborhood plan policies, and specific regulations, and which may be approved to permit mixed-use and planned development.
(2) A specific plan is considered an amendment to, and a part of, the Comprehensive Plan. A specific plan shall include text and a diagram or diagrams that specify all of the following in detail:
(a) The distribution, location and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the specific plan or any applicable area plan;
(b) The proposed distribution, location and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the specific plan and needed to support the land uses described in the specific plan;
(c) Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;
(d) A program of implementation measures, including zoning, land development regulations, programs, public works projects, financing measures, development agreements and conditions, covenants and regulations necessary to carry out subsections (B)(2)(a), (B)(2)(b) and (B)(2)(c) above; and
(e) A statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the Comprehensive Plan.
(C) Area plans. An area plan is a plan that provides specific planning, design and implementation, for a defined geographic area of the city to guide specific development applications, governmental facilities, official maps, utility and infrastructure plans, annexations and creation of special districts.
(D) Neighborhood plans.
(1) A
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN means a plan that guides the platting or development of remaining vacant parcels in a partially built-up neighborhood in order to make reasonable use of all land, correlate street patterns and achieve the best possible land-use relationships.
(2) A neighborhood plan is considered an amendment to, and a part of, the Comprehensive Plan. A neighborhood plan may provide more detailed guidance about applying the future land-use map of the Comprehensive Plan to a specific neighborhood.
(Ord. 3020, passed 9-10-2013, § 4.20.1)